microinteraction

Any very small-scale interaction between a user and the system they are using.

Noun

  1. Any very small-scale interaction between a user and the system they are using.
  2. A short social interaction.
    • If our brisk urban life is no longer broken up by chats at the cash register or banter with the barman[…], if we lose the benefits of all those micro-interactions that we know make us feel more connected, is it not...

Origin

From micro- + interaction.

Forms

microinteractions micro-interaction